Regulation 2 Duty to make direct paymentsI1
England and Wales
Where—
(a)
a local authority—
(i)
is under a duty to meet a person’s needs for care and support under section 35, 37, 39, 40 or 42 of the Act; or
(ii)
has decided to meet the needs of a person for care and support under section 36 or 38 of the Act or support in relation to a carer under section 45 of the Act;
and
(b)
the conditions in section 50, 51 or 52 of the Act (as the case may be) are met,
a local authority must make direct payments towards the cost of meeting that person’s needs for care and support unless the person is a person to whom regulation 14 applies.